Centerboard or keel or both

Not much to say since last post, other than a lot of dirty sanding time on the hull, before flipping it. But now, I should be OK in the future. I added fiberglass on the hull sides up to the deck, in and out. I also laid two layers of fiberglass on the hull external bottom, for tear and wear.

Then, flip it...

Now time is for centerboard and keel. This is the design change I am trying, since I would like that this boat be either able to have the shallow draft or the preformance with the keel.

A piece of rope, four pulleys and some magic later.... Center board is gone!

Oooohh, how does that work? OK, here is a picture of the trick. You notice that the centre board is not the final one... The final one is ready, but way to heavy for that dummy run.

To install the keel, which a bit thinner than the centerboard (50 mm vs 60 mm), we install a box that fits inside the centerboard well. Note that the bolts for the centerboard go on each side of the keel.

Finally, in position in the large saw cut in the boat's bottom...

Lady C. is making progress!